Stock on hand for an item can be adjusted using the Stock Adjustments screen.
Stock adjustments are used to correct inventory errors
When an inventory error is detected during workflow processes, a stock adjustment is used to correct the error. Stock on hand by location or lot or serial number is adjusted up or down as needed to conform to actual stock on hand.
Stock adjustments are used for non-job or non-sales usage
A stock adjustment is used to deduct stock associated with a non-job or non-sales purpose, such as trade show samples or materials used for prototyping.
Never use stock adjustments to bypass standard processes
Stock adjustments should never be used to bypass a standard process such as PO receipts, job receipts, job issues, or order picking. Each standard process has its own unique posting and updating in conformance with the overall process workflow. Bypassing a standard process with stock adjustments severs the process workflow and causes numerous costing, accounting, and job updating problems.
